Lawyer calls for Government to intervene at Gloriavale after leader admits sex offences
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Gloriavale leader Howard Temple pleads guilty to indecent assault
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Just two days into the trial and Gloriavale's "Overseeing Shepherd" pleads guilty to indecent assault. He's admitted round half of the charges in return for other charges being dropped.
Howard Temple is 85, white and has severe power and misogyny issues.
Gloriavale leader Howard Temple goes on trial in Greymouth today for sexual offending against girls over more than 20 years.
He's facing 14 charges of indecent assault and 13 charges of doing an indecent act. Most of the charges are representative, meaning they're just the tip of the iceberg.
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/gloriavale-leader-goes-trial-rnz
'God bless' Winnie-the-Pooh: Gloriavale families cautioned against reading fairy tales, 'feminist propaganda'
"I recently dealt with a book about marriage counselling that was written by a very popular female author, and had sold millions of copies. That was an immediate red flag to me. Why was it so popular in the world? It was infected with feminist propaganda. It belonged in the bin," he said.
Have watched the first episode of #EscapingUtopia - the doco about #Gloriavale and holy crap everyone in Aotearoa should see this. I had no idea. The show is really well done so far. While it is a heavy topic, it focuses a lot on the people helping others escape and seek justice, and that makes a difference.
CW for show: sexual, psychological, and spiritual abuse. It's about a controlling religious cult, so pretty much everything you'd expect from that.
The Employment Court has found that six former Gloriavale women were employees rather than volunteers. Most of them worked from age six and worked up to 90 hours a week.
That's a lot of back-pay.
This is a significant finding, especially for those still inside the cult. On the back of this decision, the Labour Inspectorate is likely to reopen their investigation into Gloriavale and consider enforcement action.
More #Gloriavale thoughts: why do various courts get snowballed by the witnesses still in the community? A)they believe this is their only chance of heaven. B)they have no obligation to the courts which are Of The World (and thus the devil). C) their families are hostages.
Last night we watched the latest #Gloriavale documentary and it is a national shame that this pack of weasels are allowed to keep exploiting their community. Sidenote: I recently realised I had to update my alternate path milestones. It used to be “if we had stayed, I’d be a grandmother by now.” Now, I’d be a great-grandmother. At 48.
Honestly, #Gloriavale sounds like it just births people into slavery. How are we allowing their business to be tax free and then not to pay for their labour?! How can any other business compete with the operating model?! https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/128591968/childrens-work-not-chores-gloriavale-leavers-win-employment-court-case
